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Have you ever asked yourself: “Why is my willpower so weak?” Research shows that people who think they have the strongest willpower are actually the most likely to fall when they are tempted. Why? The answer might surprise you... This is an audio version of the video episodes you can find on iiw.ca and our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/IIWCanada
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Are you tired of yo-yo merry-go-round dieting? You know: the very common cycle of gaining weight UNINTENTIONALLY and going on a diet to INTENTIONALLY lose weight, and once the target weight is reached, you fall off the wagon and gain all that weight back again, plus a bit more. Dr. Nadine Plummer’s clinical focus is weight loss, and in this episode…
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“I was a very lost sheep.” Paul Croft confessed. “I lived my life as I wanted to live, and didn’t care about anyone, or anything. It eventually cost me my freedom as I ended up in jail for seven months. It cost me a lot more though, my family, my reputation, and my job. Living life my way wasn’t working, but God had a plan.”…
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In 1991, Jorge Torres and his family moved from war-torn El Salvador to what they presumed would be a safe and simple life in Winnipeg, Manitoba. But as a first-generation immigrant living in poverty, Jorge quickly began to feel that what he had – and who he was – didn’t seem to be enough. Battling against cultural differences and emotional abuse, …
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At 5:00 that morning Nataliia Prylepa and her husband were awakened by the sounds of explosions. It was the 24th of February 2022, the day the war in Ukraine started. They looked out their 11th floor apartment window in Kyiv and witnessed the explosions. Feeling lost in their own home, Nataliia and her husband grabbed suitcases and packed them fran…
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God desires to teach you the sound of His voice. The truth is that we usually learn it in the dark times, in the shadows of personal struggles and affliction. Did you know that listening to God’s voice will also help you find your own? What other voices are distracting you? And how does God help you silence the legion of distracting voices so that …
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Jennifer Barter started suffering with lung problems as a teenager. Her health drastically declined, and it became evident that she needed a double lung transplant. She was on oxygen for 2 1/2 years and on the transplant list for 19 months, then finally she had a double lung transplant on December 12, 2014. Jennifer shares how God’s faithfulness ca…
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Two researchers at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, psychologist Megan Oaten and biologist Ken Cheng, discovered how physical exercise improves your willpower. The participants in the study were simply given a free membership to a gym and encouraged to make good use of it, but here’s the thing: None of them had exercised regularly before …
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Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but lately a movement known as the Satanic Temple is on the rise, with congregations all over the world, and groups popping up throughout Canada over the last three years. At their annual sold-out Satanic Conferences, titled SATANCON, they teach: demonology, how to get satanic clubs into the schools, and how to raise ch…
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Flor and Richard Green, and other health care professionals share proven, effective ways to rise above anger and conflict to bring more PEACE into your life. They examine the healing power of nature, the importance of exercising faith, controlling your thoughts, and other effective strategies for experiencing a calm, peaceful tranquility.…
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Many years ago, both Helen Northcott and Linda Butt had their lives transformed by the truths of the Bible and by watching It Is Written. They studied the Bible Study Guides diligently and gave their hearts to the LORD and were baptized, but they didn’t stop there. They felt compelled to dedicate their lives to serving God as Bible workers and to s…
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We hear about war in the news, and depending on the sources, we are told there are between 27 and 59 Live Global Conflicts in the World Right Now. Of those worsening are the conflicts in Ukraine, in Afghanistan, in Lebanon, in Yemen, in Myanmar, in Somalia, and in Ethiopia. The Bible boldly explains why we have these wars, and the answer may surpri…
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Whether we admit it or not, inherent within our human hearts is the desire to worship, be it money, power, celebrities, possessions, or yourself. Your deity is whatever dominates your life and gives it direction and inspiration; it’s what drives you. Jesus stated it simply: “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’” - Mat…
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A young woman who had big dreams and great aspirations in the world of R&B music until she was challenged when God gently nudged her in different direction with the assuring thought: "I've made you for more than this..." Jennifer Alvarado’s life story continues to unfold with every passing moment; yet one thing that is constant is the deep joy she …
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If Lucifer had free choice in heaven, and in a perfect world, he chose to reject an eternal loving relationship with His Creator, then why wouldn’t someone, somewhere else in the universe in the future, perhaps ten or even a million years into the future decide to do the same thing? So, if the Bible says, “Affliction will not rise up a second time”…
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Thando and Seth Amankwah are two highly-gifted, highly-educated, and highly-motivated professionals. Their lives assertively challenge the stereotype that if you believe in God, you can’t possibly be intelligent. This kind of narrow thinking is dangerously limiting, and Seth and Thando have powerfully inspired and challenged others to see how they …
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